Messages 4, Unit 4
VOCABULARY
1 Match the underlined words in sentences 1–10 with their explanations a–j.
1 It’s a good idea to visit famous places off-season because it’s much cheaper.
2 I’d like a return ticket to Brighton, please.
3 When you travel on the Tube in London, you can use a smartcard called an Oyster card
or a Travelcard.
4 You must put credit on your Oyster card before using it.
5 When you have used almost all your credit, you must top up your Oyster card.
6 You must touch your Oyster card on card readers when travelling so that you are
charged the right fare.
7 You save a lot of time and money if you book your tickets to London attractions in advance.
8 Fast Track tickets for the London Eye allow you to bypass a section of the queue.
9 All tickets to the London Eye include free access to the 4D Experience.
10 If you book a ticket to the London Eye online, you get a 10 per cent discount.
a the price of a bus/train journey
b money
c to a place and back
d before the journey
e go past
f lower price
g during a less busy period
h also allow
i add money to
j used to pay for things and store information
1 __g___ 2 ______ 3 ______ 4 ______ 5 ______
6 ______ 7 ______ 8 ______ 9 ______ 10 ______
Messages 4, Unit 4
2 Match the words with their explanations.
1 to commute a a journey on a big ship during which you visit different places
2 a customs officer b to travel for free in a stranger’s car
3 a cruise c a place at an airport where you get your bags after your
4 baggage reclaim plane has landed
5 a platform d arriving or departing at a later time
6 delayed e a card you have to show before you get on a plane
7 jet lag f to travel between work and home
8 boarding pass g a comfortable bus for travelling long distances
9 a coach h a person who checks your bags when you enter another
10 to hitchhike country
i the feeling of tiredness after a long flight
j a raised part at a railway station where you get on or off a
train
1 __f___ 2 ______ 3 ______ 4 ______ 5 ______
6 ______ 7 ______ 8 ______ 9 ______ 10 ______
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3 Complete the sentences. Use a word from the same word family as the word in
brackets.
1 I can’t find a direct __flight__ from Ljubljana to New York. (fly)
2 There’s just a narrow road through this valley but there are lots of motorbike
__________________. They go so fast that you have to drive really carefully. (ride)
3 My sister knows all the modern fashion __________________ and she thinks the young
ones are much more interesting than the famous ones. (design)
4 Americans have some rather special __________________; June 14, for example, is Flag
Day and February 2 is called Groundhog Day. (celebrate)
5 We’re learning about the American Civil War in our history lessons and we’ve watched a
film about __________________. (slave)
6 There are huge coffee __________________ in Latin America, Africa and Asia. (plant)
7 Wars cause so much unnecessary __________________. (suffer)
8 A healthy diet __________________ talked to us about the importance of organic
farming. (campaign)
9 In summer, many people from __________________ Europe travel on holiday to the
south. (north)
10 Lots of people had an unhappy __________________ because of World War II. (child)